Peter Tugwell

151.7k total citations · 31 hit papers
798 papers, 73.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Tugwell is a scholar working on Rheumatology, General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Tugwell has authored 798 papers receiving a total of 73.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Rheumatology, 196 papers in General Health Professions and 185 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Peter Tugwell's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (176 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (168 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (103 papers). Peter Tugwell is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (176 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (168 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (103 papers). Peter Tugwell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Peter Tugwell's co-authors include George A. Wells, David Moher, Vivian Welch, Beverley Shea, Maarten Boers, Gordon Guyatt, Candyce Hamel, Claire Bombardier, Elizabeth Kristjansson and Barnaby C Reeves and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Peter Tugwell

779 papers receiving 70.5k citations

Hit Papers

AMSTAR 2: a criti... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2017 2007 1998 1995 2012 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both
    2017 6.7k citations Beverley Shea, Barnaby C Reeves et al. BMJ profile →
  2. Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
    2007 3.3k citations Beverley Shea, George A. Wells et al. profile →
  3. Does quality of reports of randomised trials affect estimates of intervention efficacy reported in meta-analyses?
    1998 2.7k citations David Moher, Peter Tugwell et al. The Lancet profile →
  4. American college of rheumatology preliminary definition of improvement in rheumatoid arthritis
    1995 2.2k citations Maarten Boers, Claire Bombardier et al. profile →
  5. American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee
    2012 2.2k citations Vivian Welch, George A. Wells et al. profile →
  6. GRADE guidelines: A new series of articles in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
    2010 2.1k citations Gordon Guyatt, Holger J. Schünemann et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  7. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines
    2008 2.1k citations Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  8. The American college of rheumatology preliminary core set of disease activity measures for rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials
    1993 1.3k citations Maarten Boers, Claire Bombardier et al. profile →
  9. How attractive does a new technology have to be to warrant adoption and utilization? Tentative guidelines for using clinical and economic evaluations.
    1992 1.3k citations Peter Tugwell et al. PubMed profile →
  10. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis
    2010 1.3k citations Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  11. Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider
    2012 1.1k citations Paula Williamson, Douglas G. Altman et al. Trials profile →
  12. Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials: An annotated bibliography of scales and checklists
    1995 1.0k citations David Moher, Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  13. Applying an equity lens to interventions: using PROGRESS ensures consideration of socially stratifying factors to illuminate inequities in health
    2013 846 citations Vivian Welch, Kevin Pottie et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  14. A simplified disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis for use in clinical practice
    2003 795 citations Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  15. How to select outcome measurement instruments for outcomes included in a “Core Outcome Set” – a practical guideline
    2016 666 citations Maarten Boers, Peter Tugwell et al. Trials profile →
  16. Recommendations for a core set of outcome measures for future phase III clinical trials in knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis. Consensus development at OMERACT III.
    1997 618 citations Peter Brooks, Peter Tugwell et al. PubMed profile →
  17. Does the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses?
    2000 613 citations Peter Tugwell, David Moher et al. The Lancet profile →
  18. Measuring disease-specific quality of life in clinical trials.
    1986 608 citations Gordon Guyatt, Claire Bombardier et al. profile →
  19. What types of interventions generate inequalities? Evidence from systematic reviews
    2012 596 citations Vivian Welch, Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  20. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part I: Critical appraisal of existing treatment guidelines and systematic review of current research evidence
    2007 588 citations Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  21. Reliability of pain scales in the assessment of literate and illiterate patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    1990 576 citations Peter Tugwell et al. PubMed profile →
  22. Developing Core Outcome Measurement Sets for Clinical Trials: OMERACT Filter 2.0
    2014 542 citations Maarten Boers, George A. Wells et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  23. A decision aid for women considering hormone therapy after menopause: decision support framework and evaluation
    1998 514 citations Peter Tugwell, George A. Wells et al. profile →
  24. The effect of elective total hip replacement on health-related quality of life.
    1993 511 citations Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  25. PRISMA-Equity 2012 Extension: Reporting Guidelines for Systematic Reviews with a Focus on Health Equity
    2012 496 citations Vivian Welch, Peter Tugwell et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  26. Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain
    2017 473 citations Elie A. Akl, Peter Tugwell et al. profile →
  27. Risk of serious infection in biological treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2015 441 citations Robin Christensen, Peter Tugwell et al. The Lancet profile →
  28. Core Outcome Set–STAndards for Reporting: The COS-STAR Statement
    2016 391 citations Jamie J Kirkham, Sarah L. Gorst et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  29. Measurement Properties of Visual Analogue Scale, Numeric Rating Scale, and Pain Severity Subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review
    2018 385 citations Lara Maxwell, Maarten Boers et al. profile →
  30. Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries
    2015 299 citations Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  31. Effectiveness and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis: network meta-analysis
    2021 220 citations Peter Tugwell et al. BMJ profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Tugwell Canada 114 18.8k 13.2k 10.4k 9.1k 8.6k 798 73.8k
George A. Wells Canada 126 11.3k 0.6× 18.1k 1.4× 6.0k 0.6× 8.7k 1.0× 6.6k 0.8× 875 89.9k
Claire Bombardier Canada 93 11.7k 0.6× 14.4k 1.1× 5.3k 0.5× 4.3k 0.5× 13.2k 1.5× 345 55.6k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke Netherlands 93 7.1k 0.4× 21.8k 1.7× 10.2k 1.0× 14.5k 1.6× 4.2k 0.5× 439 111.3k
Julian P. T. Higgins United Kingdom 118 8.1k 0.4× 34.4k 2.6× 10.0k 1.0× 18.9k 2.1× 11.0k 1.3× 471 205.3k
Cathy D. Sherbourne United States 73 4.9k 0.3× 11.5k 0.9× 16.3k 1.6× 8.2k 0.9× 7.2k 0.8× 270 82.3k
Rachelle Buchbinder Australia 99 7.8k 0.4× 14.4k 1.1× 6.7k 0.7× 3.9k 0.4× 17.6k 2.1× 619 46.4k
John E. Ware United States 65 4.4k 0.2× 11.2k 0.9× 16.2k 1.6× 7.4k 0.8× 7.0k 0.8× 132 76.0k
Peter C Gøtzsche Denmark 74 7.4k 0.4× 41.2k 3.1× 18.9k 1.8× 25.8k 2.8× 10.2k 1.2× 295 204.5k
Kenneth F. Schulz United States 79 3.5k 0.2× 17.3k 1.3× 11.1k 1.1× 16.6k 1.8× 6.5k 0.8× 216 102.7k
David J. Hunter United States 143 34.2k 1.8× 24.4k 1.9× 3.4k 0.3× 11.3k 1.2× 12.2k 1.4× 1.4k 97.1k

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All Works

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Jones, Caitlin, Clayon B. Hamilton, Peter Tugwell, et al.. (2025). Implementing the PEIR Framework and PEIRS-22 to facilitate improved and sustainable patient engagement in OMERACT. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 72. 152704–152704. 1 indexed citations
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Maltez, Nancy, Mianbo Wang, Peter Tugwell, et al.. (2025). Improvement in Skin Fibrosis and Lung Function with Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Systemic Sclerosis. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 31(6). 359.e1–359.e10. 1 indexed citations
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Wells, George A., Shu‐Ching Hsieh, Joan Peterson, et al.. (2025). Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(1). CD001155–CD001155. 1 indexed citations
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Petkovic, Jennifer, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Vivian Welch, et al.. (2025). Health Equity in Systematic Reviews: A Tutorial—Part 1 Getting Started With Health Equity in Your Review. PubMed. 3(6). e70055–e70055.
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Kendall, Claire, Christine Mathew, Vivian Welch, et al.. (2020). Establishing need and population priorities to improve the health of homeless and vulnerably housed women, youth, and men: A Delphi consensus study. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231758–e0231758. 23 indexed citations
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Hazlewood, Glen, Deborah A. Marshall, Claire Barber, et al.. (2020). <p>Using a Discrete-Choice Experiment in a Decision Aid to Nudge Patients Towards Value-Concordant Treatment Choices in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study</p>. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 14. 829–838. 16 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Jessica, Rebecca Ryan, Cornelia Betsch, et al.. (2019). Instruments that measure psychosocial factors related to vaccination: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 9(12). e033938–e033938. 3 indexed citations
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Andersen, Kathleen M., Ayano Kelly, Anne Lyddiatt, et al.. (2019). Patient Perspectives on DMARD Safety Concerns in Rheumatology Trials: Results from Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Focus Groups and OMERACT Attendees Discussion. The Journal of Rheumatology. 46(9). 1168–1172. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuan, Pablo Alonso Coello, Gordon Guyatt, et al.. (2018). GRADE guidelines: 20. Assessing the certainty of evidence in the importance of outcomes or values and preferences—inconsistency, imprecision, and other domains. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 111. 83–93. 186 indexed citations
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Shea, Beverley, Barnaby C Reeves, George A. Wells, et al.. (2017). AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both. BMJ. 358. j4008–j4008. 6692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirkham, Jamie J, Sarah L. Gorst, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2016). Core Outcome Set–STAndards for Reporting: The COS-STAR Statement. PLoS Medicine. 13(10). e1002148–e1002148. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williamson, Paula, Douglas G. Altman, Jane Blazeby, et al.. (2012). Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider. Trials. 13(1). 132–132. 1096 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stucki, Gerold, Annelies Boonen, Peter Tugwell, Alarcos Cieza, & Maarten Boers. (2007). The World Health Organisation International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a conceptual model and interface for the OMERACT process.. PubMed. 34(3). 600–6. 62 indexed citations
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Robinson, Vivian, Peter Tugwell, Peter G. Walker, et al.. (2007). Creating and Testing the Concept of an Academic NGO for Enhancing Health Equity: A New Mode of Knowledge Production?. Education for Health. 20(2). 53–53. 4 indexed citations
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Boers, Maarten, Peter Brooks, Vibeke Strand, & Peter Tugwell. (1999). Introduction - OMERACT IV: Fourth International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology. The Journal of Rheumatology. 26(1). 199–200. 6 indexed citations
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Tugwell, Peter, Theodore Pincus, David E. Yocum, et al.. (1995). Combination Therapy with Cyclosporine and Methotrexate in Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. New England Journal of Medicine. 333(3). 137–142. 375 indexed citations
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Wells, George A., Peter Tugwell, G Kraag, et al.. (1993). Minimum important difference between patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the patient's perspective.. PubMed. 20(3). 557–60. 394 indexed citations
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Tugwell, Peter, Claire Bombardier, Michael Gent, et al.. (1990). Low-dose cyclosporin versus placebo in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The Lancet. 335(8697). 1051–1055. 182 indexed citations
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Whittle, H.C., Brian Greenwood, D A Warrell, et al.. (1973). Trial of Chloramphenicol for Meningitis in Northern Savanna of Africa. BMJ. 3(5876). 379–381. 31 indexed citations
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Tugwell, Peter, et al.. (1972). Free Perforation of the Colon in Crohn's Disease. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 26(1). 44–45. 7 indexed citations

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